Local Happenings
QUINCY – Betsy Sweeny, director of heritage programming at the Wheeling (W.Va.) National Heritage Area and preservation influencer, will be the featured speaker for the Quincy Preservation Commission’s 34th annual preservation dinner on Friday, May 17, at One Event Venue, 600 Hampshire. The evening will begin with a social hour (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m.…
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QUINCY — The Quincy chapter of the NAACP, in collaboration with the Friends of the Lorenzo Bull House, will be offering a presentation entitled “A Tale of Two Cities: New Philadelphia to Quincy’s Lorenzo Bull House — Bridges from the Past, Gateway to the Future” at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at Lorenzo Bull…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Classic music from the 1970s and 1980s will “rock you” with Queen Flash performing the music of Queen at The Legacy Theater in Carthage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Vocalist Johnny Zatylny has been honoring the musical tradition of Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury, since 2000. He is one of…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — “Momma Bats and Baby Bats” will be the theme for a night hike through Sodalis Nature Preserve at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. The hike will be led by Gale Rublee, interpreter guide at Hannibal Parks and Recreation. Participants will meet at the new Sodalis shelter on Ely Street. The full program…
Read Full Article QUINCY — In collaboration with Quincy Public Schools, the Quincy Civic Music Association is the host of a concert by Wild Prairie Winds chamber music group to be held at St. John’s Anglican Church, 701 Hampshire, at 7:30 p.m. May 11. The group is devoted to small communities through disaster relief, diversity inclusion and awareness…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The American Legion Riders Chapter 55 third annual poker run will be held Saturday, May 11. The poker run will start and end at 3819 Highway MM. Registration will be held at 11 a.m., with the poker run at 12:15 p.m. This ride will be 125 miles, covering Bowling Green and up…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum will hold a book signing event featuring Missouri Gov. Mike Parson at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Mark Twain Museum Gallery Auditorium, 120 N. Main. Parson will be signing copies of his biography, “No Turnin’ Back,” written by author Jim Jones. “Gov. Parson’s…
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QUINCY — The red carpet awaits. Who can you become when Quincy Children’s Museum’s Discovery Loft turns into your own personal stage? “Our Stage is Yours” made its debut at the May Member’s Night on May 3. Children can visit the museum and explore backstage, bring puppets to life, choose the perfect prop, make endless…
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QUINCY — United Way of Adams County is partnering with the United States Postal Service for the annual Stamp Out Hunger campaign, the largest food drive in the nation, on Saturday, May 11. Every year since 1993 on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country have embarked on their routes, collecting donations…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Early Bird Kiwanis Club of Hannibal will be the host of a spring butterfly pork chop or pulled pork sandwich dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at the Y-Men’s Pavilion, 100 Hill. Cost for the meal is $10. Along with your choice of meat, the dinner…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Camerata 808 is set to deliver an evening of innovative and experimental music with its final concert of the spring semester on Tuesday, May 7. The concert will take place at the idiosyncratic time of 8:08 p.m. in the Merillat Recital Hall on the campus of C-SC. This event is…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department is providing a Storybook Trail in Central Park specially geared to children through May 16. The pages of the book are installed along the sidewalk in Central Park. The signs were donated by Park Place Sign Systems of Hannibal, and the books were donated by Scholastic.…
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QUINCY — Brother Joseph Zimmerman, professor emeritus of sociology at Quincy University (1970-2003), will present a program on his book “Cura Animarum” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, in the Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York. The book details how Franciscan friars from Germany, the Sacred Heart Province of the Order of Friars…
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QUINCY — Hollister Whitney, 2603 N. 24th, will hold a hiring event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, May 6. The event will offer onsite interviews and tours. Those attending should bring a resume and wear steel-toed boots. Positions offered: Other positions are available. Hollister-Whitney, founded in 1899, is renowned for its line…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The monthly fish fry held by VFW Post 11041, 316 S. Main, will be serving from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children Items on the menu will be catfish fillet, VFW spuds, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread, dessert and drink.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The American Legion has celebrated April as “Children Youth Month” for the past 78 years by supporting and promoting its national theme of “Children, Our Most Precious Natural Resource.” To show the legion’s commitment to young people, a free Youth Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on…
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QUINCY — A session of goat yoga at Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences, 3609 N. Marx Drive, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The session is sponsored by the Blessing Nurses Alumni Association as part of its observance of National Nurses Week. Goat yoga is similar to traditional yoga during which…
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QUINCY — Meredith Becks Ringhausen is partnering with the Quincy Children’s Museum to host a sensory night on Saturday, May 4, at the museum. The first time slot of 4 to 5 p.m. has been filled, but openings remain for the 5 to 6 p.m. slot. Cost is $2 for children ages 1-12. Any child…
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PALMYRA, Mo. — The Hannibal Amateur Radio Club and Quincy Amateur Radio Club will hold Hamfest on Saturday, May 4, at the American Legion, 600 Short, in Palmyra from 8 a.m. to noon. Entry fee is $8, $5 for veterans and free for anybody with a student ID. Hamfest is an amateur radio swap meet…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Magician Jason Hudy will perform his show, “Mesmerizing Magic,” at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Legacy Theater in Carthage. With more than 8,000 performances around the world in the last 20 years, Hudy’s one-man show specializes in lively action and audience participation. In a press release, Tom Robbins, new…
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MAYWOOD, Mo. — A public information meeting to discuss a future sidewalk project in Maywood will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Maywood Fire Department, 28722 State Highway V. MoDOT representatives will be on hand to explain the project and answer any questions. This will be an open house-style…
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QUINCY — The Dogwood Parade Party and Festival, free and open to the public, will be held on the Lorenzo Bull Park grounds, 1550 Maine, from 8:30 am to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. “We have the best parade seats in town,” Dick Wellman, president of Friends of the Lorenzo Bull House, said in…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Chorale will present its annual spring concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 6, in the auditorium of Fifth Street Baptist Church, 111 N. Fifth. The concert, which has a theme of “Treasures from the Homelands,” is under the direction of Allen Means and accompanied by Alyssa Pyne. There…
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QUINCY — The Great River Economic Development Foundation will be the host of a Zoom training session at noon on Wednesday, May 1 to review the Growing Residential Opportunities County-Wide Program. GREDF conducted a “Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment for Adams County” last year which outlined the need for single-family houses and affordable housing options. The…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced the upcoming “Midwest Book Fairs” Book and Gift Fair to be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, in the front lobby and hallways of Memorial Hospital at 1454 NCR 2050. All proceeds will benefit Memorial Hospital Foundation’s “Grow Our Own” scholarship campaign,…
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